Hartman v. State

|! Samuel Hartman appeals from an order of the Franklin County Circuit Court denying his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 37.1 (2015) filed following his conviction for rape. Appellant argues on appeal that the circuit court erred in denying his petition because (1) his trial counsel made disparaging remarks about him during closing arguments and (2) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to certain trial testimony as hearsay. Appellant also argues that the matter should be remanded to the circuit court for that court to…